[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR5.25]

[Page 49]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
          Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Transportation
 
PART 5_RULEMAKING PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart C_Procedures
 
Sec.  5.25  Petitions for extension of time to comment.

    (a) Any person may petition the Secretary for an extension of time 
to submit comments in response to a notice of proposed rulemaking. The 
petition must be submitted in duplicate not later than 3 days before 
expiration of the time stated in the notice. The filing of the petition 
does not automatically extend the time for petitioner's comments.
    (b) The Secretary grants the petition only if the petitioner shows a 
substantive interest in the proposed rule and good cause for the 
extension, and if the extension is in the public interest. If an 
extension is granted, it is granted as to all persons and is published 
in the Federal Register.